Post Void was reviewed on PC using a digital copy provided by the publisher.LONE RUIN is a spell-based roguelike twin-stick shooter with a focus on replayability. It’s not going to be on my greatest of all time lists, but it’s easily one of the more enjoyable gaming experiences I’ve had in 2020, and for the cost of a cup of coffee, it comes highly recommended. I for one am glad I didn’t miss out on Post Void. If you, like me, dismiss low-cost indie games in the Steam store, then you need to rethink your stance. The gunplay feels sharp and accurate, which is important for an FPS, and once you learn to get your movement right, it’s a whole lot of fun just trying to beat your last time or reach that next level. It’s a really pure gaming experience – fast, frenetic, at times rewarding, at times frustrating, but extremely simple at its core. It’s really quite original, and helps to further define the quirky premise, but it may not appeal to all. Then turn up the brightness and colour saturation to full, and give everything a bold black comic-style outline. In terms of art style, think Wolfenstein on acid. And of course, being a rogue-lite, the levels themselves are randomised – no two playthroughs are exactly the same. This can include alternative weapons, faster reload time, more glowing liquid in your skull, and so on. Make your selection, and see how far you can progress, all on one life. As a result, Post Void has a kind of 90s twitch shooter vibe to it, and it wouldn’t go astray as a form of training for those that want to improve their twitch shooting skills.īut Post Void is more than that – in some ways, it almost feels like a mobile game – finish one stage to be presented with a shortlist of three random powerups. So that’s pretty much the premise – time is key, so you need to run like a bull out of a gate to try to find the pool of light, but at the same time, you need to take out enemies as you go. But, when you inflict damage, you gain some more – and when you reach the end of the level, you immerse yourself in a pool of this liquid, refilling your skull, and taking you to the next stage. This liquid slowly leaks out over time, and if you take any damage, you lose even more. Story aside, your character is holding a skull in their hand, and in this skull is a glowing white liquid. It’s not an amazingly original game, by any means – it’s extremely simple, really. For those that don’t want to keep reading – Post Void is a bunch of fun, and probably the best use of $3, given the current circumstances. That old adage – don’t judge a book by its cover? It really fits here. My eyes kept rolling into the back of my skull.īut boy did I learn a lesson today, kiddies. And when I noticed the developer was a little indie team called Y/CJ/Y that hadn’t made any games that I was aware of? My eyes rolled hard, and I wondered what I was getting myself into. But I’ve got to be honest when I jumped onto Steam to download the game and noticed it was listed for about the cost of a cup of coffee, and that its size could be listed in megabytes as opposed to gigabytes? A fast-paced shooter in acid-drenched, highly stylised environments, with a protagonist that holds a skull in one hand, and a pistol in the other. When I saw the trailer for Post Void, I knew it looked like the kind of batshit insanity that I enjoyed.
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